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Does the Audi Quattro fail the MOT on noise, emissions and leaks more than it should?

The Audi Quattro records 5.34 noise, emissions and leaks failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 7.29 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−1.95, 95% interval −2.85 to −1.06). It ranks 543 of 678 models on noise, emissions and leaks (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on noise, emissions and leaks · check a Audi Quattro by registration

What exactly fails on noise, emissions and leaks?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Audi Quattro is “Emissions levels exceed default limits”, recorded 112 times in 2019–2024.

Audi Quattro: most frequent noise, emissions and leaks defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wordingItemsPer 100 tests
Emissions levels exceed default limits1123.20

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 3,504 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

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